ridecamp@endurance.net: honey

honey

khuck@magicnet.net
Wed, 8 Oct 1997 09:18:53 -0400 (EDT)

Ooops. Sorry. I sent this message before I had read thru the rest of the
endurance digests. Looks like this question was already answered. Please
ignore. Kim.

Tom,

How much honey should you give during competition? And, could you mix the
honey in with electrolytes and give it at the same time? Kim

>You don't want low blood glucose numbers during the event or immediately
>after. Simple sugar is the very best way of quick replenishment of spent
>fuels and is important post-race, as I've outlined elsewhere. Grain, on the
>other hand, may take some time (2 hours) to achieve a peak blood glucose--and
>that's too long for the brain to not issue catabolic commands that may then
>endure for 24 to 48 hours.
>
>ti
>

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